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military opened fire on a group of mostly indigenous guatemalans who blockaded a highway to protest education policy, constitutional amendments, and a massive rise in utility costs. according to the attorney general's office, it is the first time members of the military have been prosecuted for abuses committed during a protest since the end of the guatemalan dirty war in 1996. activists in puerto rico are celebrating a key victory after controversial gas pipeline dubbed the death route by its critics has been halted. a permit application for the 92- mile pipeline submitted to the u.s. army corps of engineers was reportedly withdrawn thursday. upon it said the pipeline would have devastated the environment and residents a risk of deadly explosions freed last year, activists and biology professor appeared on democracy now to talk about the project. >> the concern from the community point of view is the ecological damage and the risk the pipeline will pose to over 200,000 people, and is also about the economy, reducing cost of energy we [indiscernible] all of the infrastructure of potential ben
military opened fire on a group of mostly indigenous guatemalans who blockaded a highway to protest education policy, constitutional amendments, and a massive rise in utility costs. according to the attorney general's office, it is the first time members of the military have been prosecuted for abuses committed during a protest since the end of the guatemalan dirty war in 1996. activists in puerto rico are celebrating a key victory after controversial gas pipeline dubbed the death route by its...
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in pakistan, a 14-year-old who campaigned for the education rights of girls is undergoing medical treatment after being shot. malalai yusufzai was on her way home from school in an area of northwest pakistan when an unidentified man stopped the vehicle is traveling in. one man reportedly ast malalai yusufzai by name, then shot her in the head and neck. another girl was shot in the hand. malalai yusufzai again international prominence after blogging for the bbc about life under the taliban. those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we're on the road in durango, colorado on our 100-city tour. first return to venezuela or president hugo chÁvez has won his fourth presidential election, defeating challenger henrique capriles in a race widely seen as chÁvez's strongest challenge since his first victory in 1998. chÁvez 154% of the vote, with henrique capriles gaining just under 45%. tens of thousands celebrated in the streets of the capital caracas after the results were announced. chÁvez held a replica of the sword
in pakistan, a 14-year-old who campaigned for the education rights of girls is undergoing medical treatment after being shot. malalai yusufzai was on her way home from school in an area of northwest pakistan when an unidentified man stopped the vehicle is traveling in. one man reportedly ast malalai yusufzai by name, then shot her in the head and neck. another girl was shot in the hand. malalai yusufzai again international prominence after blogging for the bbc about life under the taliban....
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. >> the pakistani teenage activist shot for advocating girls' education has been flown to britain to undergo further medical treatment. 14-year-old malala yousafzai was on the way home from school last tuesday when taliban militants shot her in the head and neck, leaving her critically wounded. the taliban says she was deliberately targeted for her vocal campaigning against efforts to stop girls from attending school. on sunday, pakistani military spokesperson brief reporters on her treatment and the effort to apprehend her attackers. >> malala yousafzai is still on a ventilator. they reduced her sedation today in order to carry out a better clinical assessment by the neurosurgeon. malala yousafzai responded and did move her [indiscernible] which is a positive development. there had been apprehensions, investigations are ongoing, and everyone concerned is trying to pursue and get all the game involved. >> the philippine government has signed a preliminary peace deal with the country's largest muslim rebel group. the pact lays the groundwork for negotiations to resolve the conflict by
. >> the pakistani teenage activist shot for advocating girls' education has been flown to britain to undergo further medical treatment. 14-year-old malala yousafzai was on the way home from school last tuesday when taliban militants shot her in the head and neck, leaving her critically wounded. the taliban says she was deliberately targeted for her vocal campaigning against efforts to stop girls from attending school. on sunday, pakistani military spokesperson brief reporters on her...
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we always all loss alamos as a very elite community, largely because it is very educated and because the laboratory pays very, very well. normally, new mexico was one of the poorest regions in the nation. as los alamos grew up and became a legitimate comty inin northern new mexico, they basically -- they grew into a community of millionaires. it is been reported repeatedly that all celis has the more most millionaires per capita than any community in the nation. -- los alamos has the most millionaires per capita than any community in the nation. people that come to work at the lab tend to stay until they retire, because retirement benefits are enviable. there is a line of people that would like to look awork at the lab, largely because of the salary and benefits. >> how were you retaliated against when he blew the whistle? >> the standard practice is to pull your responsibilities away. in my case, i had all my responsibilities removed, was put in a cubicle. i characterize it to a dilbert comic book episode, sitting in a cubicle with nothing to do for a period of nine months. that cha
we always all loss alamos as a very elite community, largely because it is very educated and because the laboratory pays very, very well. normally, new mexico was one of the poorest regions in the nation. as los alamos grew up and became a legitimate comty inin northern new mexico, they basically -- they grew into a community of millionaires. it is been reported repeatedly that all celis has the more most millionaires per capita than any community in the nation. -- los alamos has the most...
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the victims were taking part in a road blockade to oppose living costs and educational policies when government forces opened fire. another 24 -- 34 people were wounded. thousands of workers staged a one-day strike on friday at the foxconn factory in china known for poorly treating workers who help make apple products such as the iphone. the group china labor watch says up to 4000 foxconn workers walked off the job in protest of new employee demands including working through a holiday that began last week. foxconn initially denied that a strike was taking place, but later said the dispute had been resolved. workers at a walmart supply warehouse in elwood, illinois are returning to work after a three-week strike. the workers walked off the job last month amidst allegations of sexual harassment, dangerous working conditions, unpaid wages, and retaliation against organizers. managers reportedly fired several leaders and threatened others after they delivered a petition. the workers say they have won pledges to end work is retaliation and will be given their full wages for the time they
the victims were taking part in a road blockade to oppose living costs and educational policies when government forces opened fire. another 24 -- 34 people were wounded. thousands of workers staged a one-day strike on friday at the foxconn factory in china known for poorly treating workers who help make apple products such as the iphone. the group china labor watch says up to 4000 foxconn workers walked off the job in protest of new employee demands including working through a holiday that...